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Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

The premiers and PM are seated at one long table.

How Canada’s internal trade reform echoes 1864 — and what it will take to finish the job

A patch depicting a Canadian flag is sewn on the sleeve.

Civil-military tensions still shape Canada’s armed forces

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Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings

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The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A half dozen people line up in front of a table as a woman explains something.

Alberta’s separation from Canada would be illegal

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Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

A large crowd waving flags on a downtown Montreal street.

It’s time for Canada to stand with the people of Iran

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation points to final breakdown of cabinet government

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Overcoming online echo chambers requires institutional and individual commitment

A person in a beige coat walks through a front door to the left. To the right is a bronze plaque that says “Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.”

Deconstructing Canada’s ballooning $67-billion federal bureaucracy

The billboard sits on a post on a sidewalk of a street with tall buildings on one side, lower buildings on the other, with leafless-trees lining both sides. It’s evening, with one person on the sidewalk. The billboard pictures a young man in a dark blue military uniform with gold epaulets and about nine medals pinned to his chest.

Russia’s propaganda machine is running roughshod in Canada

A new path toward greater autonomy for Quebec

Stephen Harper speaking at a podium in front of a large Maple Leaf.

Preparing for a Conservative government in the public service

Map of Canada with flags of Canada & Quebec

Good news for Quebec’s sovereigntists

Trump vs. democracy itself

Climate policy is missing in action in Saskatchewan election

A man crouches behind the white voting screen with “ELECTIONS B.C., a non-partisan office of the legislature” written on it.

B.C. election tests new policies to protect elections from digital threats

An elevated city train winds through the city, a mix of glass-front tall buildings and a lot of other buildings about seven to 10 storeys high.

Defending Canada: The battle against AI-driven disinformation

Don’t touch my riding

Chong stands at a podium in front of a nearly a dozen reporters. On the walls are large framed portraits of men. The walls are panelled in wood, the windows are tall and arched at the top.

Bill C-70 could further erode minority rights

Centre Block and the Peace Tower and construction cranes set against a deep blue sky are seen through a metal fence along the lawn of Parliament Hill.

People who request access to information need better privacy protection from the federal government

A cluster of signs stand along a roadside, with the names of candidates and information about voting day.

A voter ID law: Coming to an election near you?

Parliament’s peace tower is seen through the shadows of a wrought-iron fence.

When Ottawa uses the Official Languages Act to deny access to information

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